Cabinet for a power distribution system
View Patent ↗A power distribution system comprising a cabinet configured to hold electronic components therein. An outside surface of the cabinet has one or more electrical termination contacts thereon such that a surface of the electrical termination contacts is part of the outside surface. The electrical termination contacts are configured to be coupled to an external DC power source at the outside surface.
1. A power distribution system, comprising:
an interposer body having one end configured to fit to an end of a cabinet wherein,
an opposite end of the interposer body has one or more electrical termination contacts defined in a wall of the opposite end of the interposer body;
an outside surface of the opposite end of the interposer body has the one or more electrical termination contacts thereon such that a first surface of the electrical termination contacts is part of the outside surface, the first surface of the one or more electrical termination contacts configured to be coupled to an external DC power source at the outside surface;
a side of the interposer body adjacent to the opposite end has two or more recessed openings configured to accommodate lifting structures therein; and
an interior cavity is defined between the two or more recessed openings adjacent to the opposite end of the interposer body, wherein the interior cavity is configured to hold electrical feed connections, located inside the cabinet, therein such that the electrical feed connections are couplable to a second surface of the one or more electrical termination contacts, the second surface facing interior cavity of the interposer body and being opposite to the first surface.
2. The power distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the one end of the interposer body is located at one of a top end or a bottom end of the cabinet.
3. The power distribution system of claim 1 , where the one end of the interposer body has an exterior surface profile that conforms to an exterior surface profile of the end of the cabinet.
4. The power distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the first surface of the one or more electrical termination contacts is flush with the outside surface of the interposer body.
5. The power distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the two or more recessed openings are configured to accommodate the lifting structures that include fork-lift prongs.
6. The power distribution system of claim 1 , further including a power distribution platform configured to deliver DC power to the cabinet from the DC power source.
7. The power distribution system of claim 1 , further including the cabinet configured as a legacy cabinet not having electrical termination contacts as part of an outside surface of the cabinet.
8. A method of assembling a power distribution system, comprising:
providing an interposer body having one end configured to fit to an end of a cabinet, wherein
an opposite end of the interposer body has one or more electrical termination contacts defined in a wall of the opposite end of the interposer body;
an outside surface of the opposite end of the interposer body has the one or more electrical termination contacts thereon such that a first surface of the electrical termination contacts is part of the outside surface, the first surface of the one or more electrical termination contacts configured to be coupled to an external DC power source at the outside surface;
a side of the interposer body adjacent to the opposite end has two or more recessed openings configured to accommodate lifting structures therein; and
an interior cavity is defined between the two or more recessed openings adjacent to the opposite end of the interposer body, wherein the interior cavity is configured to hold electrical feed connections, located inside the cabinet, therein such that the electrical feed connections are couplable to a second surface of the one or more electrical termination contacts, the second surface facing the interior cavity of the interposer body and being opposite to the first surface.
9. The method of claim 8 , further including:
providing the cabinet; and
attaching the one end of the interposer body to the end of the cabinet.
10. The method of claim 9 , further including:
coupling the electrical feed connections inside of the cabinet to the second surface of the one or more electrical termination contacts such that the electrical termination contacts are coupled to electronic components installed in an interior space of the cabinet.
11. The method of claim 9 , further including positioning the cabinet in a target location including:
inserting a lifting structure in one or more recessed openings located in the interposer body; and
applying a vertical force to the lifting structures to raise the cabinet off of a floor.
12. The method of claim 8 , further including:
coupling the electrical termination contacts to the external DC power source.
13. The method of claim 8 , further including:
attaching a power distribution platform to the outside surface of the interposer body.